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Title: The monuments and the Old Testament : evidence from ancient records
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Price, Ira Maurice, 1856-1939
Subjects: Bible Jews -- History, Ancient
Publisher: Chicago : Christian Culture Press
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Sennacherib (705-681B. C). Whether this son had anything to do withthe intrigue is not known. It is at least significantthat the fathers name is not found in the recordsof the son. This king of Assyria, from his frequentmention in the Bible, is most familiar to Bible stu-dents. His records of his own campaigns, his con-quests, his cruelties, modify in no important respectthe character attributed to him by the books of Kingsand Isaiah. 167. The earlier activities of Sennacherib wereconfined to his eastern and southern boundaries. Hemeasured lances with the irrepressible Chaldeans ofthe South. His own brother, whom he had put uponthe throne of Babylon, was displaced by a usurper;and this usurper, after one morrth, was deposed byMerodach-Baladan. Sennacherib swooped down onthe intriguing army of seceders and crushed them,and established his authority in lower Babylonia. To•secure himself still further, he captured and pillagedseventy-five cities and 420 villages; 208,000 captives, 180
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22 THE WEST-LAND OVERRUN 181 with nearly a million large and small cattle, he de-ported to Assyria. As a kind of figure-head, he placedon the throne of Babylon Bel-ibni, while the countryof Chaldasa was under a military governor. Withthese temporary rulers in power, Sennacheribreturned to Nineveh. 168. The most stupendous Assyrian campaigntouching the Old Testament occurred in 701 B. C.Sennacherib tells his story in simple yet eloquentwords (Taylor Cyl. col. II. 1. 34 f.): In my third campaign, I marched to the land of theHittites. Luli, king of Sidon, — the glory of my majestyoverpowered him, and he fled to a distant place in themidst of the sea, and I put his land (under my yoke).Great Sidon, Little Sidon, Beth-Ziti, Sarepta, Machalliba,Ushu, Achzib, Akko, his strong cities, his fortresses, gran-aries, reservoirs, barracks, — the might of the weapons ofAsshur my lord overwhelmed them, and they threw them-selves at my feet. Ithobal on the throne of royalty I setover them. Tribute

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